1950's Religion | The Power of Positive Thinking

Nonfiction work

By: Norman Vincent Peale

Date: 1952

Source: Peale, Norman Vincent. The Power of Positive Thinking. New York: Prentice-Hall, 1952. Reprint, Pawling, New York: Foundation for Christian Living, 1978.

About the Author: Norman Vincent Peale (1898–1993) was born in Bowersville, Ohio, and ordained a Methodist Episcopal minister in 1922. He served as pastor at Marble Collegiate Reformed Church in New York City from 1932 to 1984. He helped found the American Foundation of Religion and Psychiatry in 1937. He was a prolific author of books, a noted radio and television personality, and a stimulating lecturer.

Introduction

Norman Vincent Peale believed that psychological principles and psychotherapy should be combined with religious beliefs and practices to help people resolve their personal problems. He found that many of these problems resulted...